Though IntelliJ IDEA 8 is due out by the end of autumn 2008, you can already preview it and try some of the major new features. Milestone 1 greatly extends support for modern technologies, frameworks and languages. Smooth, fast and effective development is made possible thanks to IntelliJ IDEA’s famous productivity-boosting features and native support of every technology and language you need, all tied together in a robust, extensible IDE.

Here is just a brief list of the most outstanding features you can find in this release: